August 1, 2016
There are two scholarship players in our senior class: guard
Armando Brown and wing
Alvaro Kinard. Among the 13 scholarship players on our roster are five true bigs, plus
Otis Hall, a 7-footer whom we envision as a "small" forward. All these big dudes are freshmen or sophomores. We almost certainly won't recruit a big this year, unless there's a true game-changer who can't imagine playing anywhere but Lafayette.
Among the players who exhibit Very High interest in playing for us from the beginning is a point guard from Bordentown, NJ named
Jamie Kelso.
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#2 PG Jamie Kelso
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Height: 6-1
Weight: 181
High School: Bordentown Regional High School
Hometown: Bordentown, NJ
GPA: 3.23
Test Score: 1040
Rating: ***
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 31 28 59 31 43 35 28 28 28 23 32 11 83 29 51 64
Potential: D D B C A B B C D C D F
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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10.5 2.9 8.0 8.5 1.3 6.50 1.6 0.3 2.4
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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4.6 10.8 .421 1.2 1.6 .742 0.2 2.1 .095
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Current interest in Lafayette: Very High
Rankings: East Region #69 Overall, East Region #14 PG
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: Lehigh, Columbia, Fairleigh Dickinson, Seton Hall, Lafayette
Jamie doesn't look to score very often, but look at that assist/turnover ratio! He simply doesn't turn the ball over. He also shows potential as an on-ball defender, too.
There are other schools on his radar, so I'm going to act quickly. We offer Jamie a scholarship, bring him to campus, and send Coaches Sims and Manion to his home.
In an ideal world, we'd pair Kelso with a scoring guard. How about
Tim Hutchinson?
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#24 SG Tim Hutchinson
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Height: 6-6
Weight: 199
High School: Vestal High School
Hometown: Vestal, NY
GPA: 2.77
Test Score: 880
Rating: ***
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 36 66 61 42 44 34 39 29 24 21 34 8 61 58 74 45
Potential: C B B C C B D D D B C C
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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20.9 1.5 4.5 5.6 3.0 1.88 2.7 0.7 3.5
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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8.9 15.6 .571 2.7 3.1 .869 0.4 1.6 .258
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Current interest in Lafayette: High
Rankings: #47 SG, East Region #38 Overall, East Region #11 SG
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: Cornell, St. John's, Lafayette, Seton Hall, Rider
Hutchinson is a very efficient scorer who profiles as a slasher, doing most of his damage on drives and mid-range jumpers. He has the length to guard bigger wings, and he's fairly attentive to that part of his game.
I offer Tim a scholarship and use all our recruiting actions this month, in an effort to turn his High interest into a commitment.